I’m 28 and only just beginning to realise that I have real issues with food and exercise.
My diet has always been poor. I have yo-yo’d constantly. It’s the same pattern every time. I get myself really fit and healthy and my diet improves, then I start to look good and feel like I’ve “earned” a treat, and then my diet goes downhill and the cycle starts again.
I got married last year and got myself into the best shape I’ve ever been in. I had a solid year of eating a healthy, balanced diet and doing a good mix of weights and cardio. I looked really toned and healthy.
I carried on with this lifestyle for a few months after the wedding and honestly thought I’d turned a corner, then life got in the way and I lost track and started snacking again. The amount of shit I’m eating at the moment actually disgusts me. I genuinely feel addicted to chocolate - I panic a bit if we have none in the house and believe me I’m aware how ridiculous that sounds!
Has anyone managed to overcome a terrible diet, what did you do?? I’m trying to determine whether my relationship with food is affected by my mental state, or whether I’m just being lazy and making excuses. I feel really down about it, and now I have more time at home I want to get to the root of the issue and sort it out properly. I think I’ve probably put on a stone in the space of a few months and my self esteem is very low again 